70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Poland and Mongolia
08.07.2020
“For many centuries, Poland and Mongolia have enjoyed bonds of friendship which nowadays are reflected in effective cooperation in many fields, including culture and education. All the more, I am convinced that there is enormous potential for further enhancement of contacts between our countries and we should make use of it,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz at the Asia and Pacific Museum, while opening the exhibition of photographs that have arrived from The Choijin Lama Temple in Ulaanbaatar.
The launching of the display titled “Treasury of Mongolian Buddhism” adds splendour to celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Poland and Mongolia. The visiting collection from The Choijin Lama Temple Museum in Ulaanbaatar presents the works of Buddhist religious art that have been gathered in the museum, mostly monuments and paintings of deities belonging to the Vajrayana pantheon of Buddhism, a form of Buddhism practised, among other places, in Mongolia. Some of the depicted works are by Öndör Gegeen Zanabazar, a spiritual and political leader of Mongols of the 17th and 18th centuries and the most famous Mongolian sculptor. Established in the post-revolutionary period, the Choijin Lama Temple Museum is not only home to a rich collection of Buddhist art, but also a monument of Mongolian architecture, as it is located in a converted monastery complex of a high-ranking lama that was also considered the state oracle.
The exhibition is organised by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Mongolia, the Embassy of Mongolia in Poland, and The Andrzej Wawrzyniak Asia and Pacific Museum.
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Photo: Sebastian Indra / MFA